tag:www.rhnh.net,2008:/peanut%20butterPeanut Butter - Xavier Shay's Blog2007-07-17T11:54:40ZEnkiXavier Shaynotreal@rhnh.nettag:www.rhnh.net,2008:Post/182007-01-24T01:46:00Z2007-07-17T11:47:04ZPeanut Butter Solutions<p>I normally have peanut butter on bread (sometimes cooked!) before bed. But last night I had no bread. Dilemma!</p>
<h3>Peanut Butter on Marie Biscuit</h3>
<p>Serves 1/4</p>
<h4>Ingredients</h4>
<ul>
<li>Peanut Butter, preferably crunchy</li>
<li>Marie Biscuit</li>
</ul>
<h4>Recipe</h4>
<ol>
<li>Spread as much peanut butter as possible on to biscuit</li>
</ol>
<p>Simple! I would not normally have said anything for such a trivial item, but this is so damn tasty I could not help myself.</p>tag:www.rhnh.net,2008:Post/32006-12-20T03:49:00Z2007-07-17T11:54:40ZPeanut Butter Balls<p>These things rock. I make them for all party occasions. This year batches were given as Christmas gifts. Everybody else loves them also. Full credit for this recipe goes to a lovely woman named Alex, a friend’s mum who always caters awesome parties. First, the original recipe, my notes after.</p>
<h3>Alex’s Peanut Butter Balls</h3>
<p>Makes 100</p>
<h4>Ingredients</h4>
<ul>
<li>1 cup crunchy peanut butter</li>
<li>50g butter, softened</li>
<li>1 cup icing-sugar</li>
<li>2 cups Coco Pops</li>
<li>375g Milk Choc Melts, melted</li>
<li>1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil</li>
</ul>
<h4>Method</h4>
<ol>
<li>Beat peanut butter, butter and icing sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until combined. Stir in Coco Pops and mix well</li>
<li>Roll teaspoons of mixture into balls and place on baking paper-lined trays. Refrigerate until firm.</li>
<li>Combine Choc Melts and oil in a medium bowl. Using two forks, dip one ball at a time into chocolate mixture until coated; drain away excess chocolate. Return balls to trays; Refrigerate until set.</li>
</ol>
<p>First of all, I just can’t get 100 out of this recipe. Record is 56. I think my teaspoon is too big. I don’t have an electric mixer, so I put the whole lot into a large bowl and just give it a good old fashioned mix. I have broken a wooden spoon doing this, so soften the butter a little more than normal to assist. In making the last batch I accidentally melted the butter, which made mixing really easy, but a little more difficult to spoon balls.</p>
<p>Do Choc Melts stay melted if you take them off heat? I have no idea – I melted them by putting them in a metal bowl on top of a saucepan of simmering water, and then dipped the balls straight into that.</p>
<p>For bonus Christmas Cheer, I tried painting mini bits of holly on each with cake decoration material. I think it’s cool, but I don’t think anyone else will recognize them for what they are.</p>